Heavy snow will continue into the evening in southeast Michigan

A few bands of heavy snow with visibility reduced to one quarter mile are now in southeastern Michigan.NOAA

The northern edge of the massive winter storm is now in southeastern Michigan.

The snow will be occasionally heavy this evening from Ann Arbor to Detroit northward into Genesee County and the Thumb.

Snow could fall at the rate of one inch per hour at times. It looks like the area just mentioned could see an additional two to three inches of snow in just the next few hours. So this evening will definitely have the worst travel conditions. Here's a link to a current radar loop.

How much snow has fallen?
The heaviest snow has been in the Ann Arbor area, as a band of heavy snow has remained nearly stationary over Ann Arbor.

View full sizeThe forecast still looks good for four to six inches in the heaviest snow band. The Ann Arbor area should make the top end of that range at six inches.NOAA

When will the snow end?
The snow will remain steady into the evening, and then begin to taper off at 10pm in Jackson and Ann Arbor, 11pm in the Detroit Area, and after midnight around Flint.

The snow will continue, heavy at times, through the night in the Thumb. Additional snowfall amounts of two to three inches are likely in most areas. The Thumb, not getting much snow yet, will see all of the snow fall tonight. You'll shovel about four to six inches in the Thumb by morning.

The winds will stay strong enough through the evening to continue blowing and drifting. So it is definitely a night that will have travel troubles. Here's a link to a radar forecast so you can see when the snow is expected to move out of your area.